News – Page 22
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NewsNew York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
USA: New York MTA has exercised a $386m option for Wabtec to supply a further 45 R255 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains on the Subway network.
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Rail Business UKAlstom completes £49m signalling upgrade on the London to Portsmouth line
UK: Alstom has completed a £49m project to install ‘innovative’ signalling and ‘first-of-type’ level crossings between Farncombe and Petersfield on the Portsmouth Direct line.
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NewsCombined transport is under a great deal of pressure, warns incoming UIRR Chair
EUROPE: Sustainability ’often seems to expensive’, the newly appointed Chair of combined transport industry association UIRR has said as he urged policymakers to support the use of intermodal transport across the continent.
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NewsRTS Link train reaches the Malasyia-Singapore border as test running begins
ASIA: The first dynamic test run on the Rapid Transit System Link being built to connect Malaysia and Singapore has been successfully completed by future operator RTSO.
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NewsAlstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
MEXICO: Rail regulatory agency ARTF has a contract for 47 Trenes del Norte diesel trainsets for two passenger corridors under construction in northern and central Mexico. Michael Dreyer reports.
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NewsUnion Pacific and Norfolk Southern file merger application
USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have formally applied to the Surface Transportation Board seeking approval of their proposed merger.
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NewsLifting section of King Frederik IX railway bridge installed from barge
DENMARK: Nordic Crane Heavy Lift has used an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system to install the lifting section of the expanded King Frederik IX bridge on the route serving the future the Fehmarn Belt fixed link to Germany.
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NewsKKR invests in locomotive leasing company at a ‘critical moment’ for European rail
EUROPE: Global investment company KKR is to acquire a majority stake in leasing company Green Mobility Partners, providing support for organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
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NewsInternational financing backs Lobito Atlantic Railway capacity enhancement
ANGOLA: Lobito Atlantic Railway has secured US$753m in loan financing to support the rehabilitation of the 1 300 km rail corridor connecting the deepwater port of Lobito with DR Congo.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Rail Business UKAvanti West Coast launches online platform to collect staff suggestions
UK: Inter-city train operator Avanti West Coast has worked with Sideways 6 on an ’Ignite a Change’ initiative to capture and develop staff suggestions for business improvement.
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News370 km/h high speed trainset development programme completed
SOUTH KOREA: The development of the technologies required for a high speed trainset with a commercial speed of 370 km/h was completed as part of a 22·5bn won national research and development programme.
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NewsSydney Metro West rolling stock, systems and station contracts awarded
AUSTRALIA: Four major contracts have been awarded for the Sydney Metro West project to build a 24 km underground line connecting the centres of Sydney and Parramatta with Westmead.
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NewsProMedia acquires Railway Gazette Group from DVV Media International
INTERNATIONAL: ProMedia Group has acquired DVV Media International’s UK-based portfolio of rail, aviation, logistics and human resources publications and events, including the Railway Gazette Group.
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Rail Business UKFuture industry leaders wanted for Transport for Wales’ graduate programme
UK: Applications are now open for Transport for Wales’ 2026 Future Leaders Graduate Scheme, offering the opportunity to help shape the future of rail and bus transport.
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NewsEMUs ordered to boost Vechtdal Lines capacity and support electrification project
NETHERLANDS: Arriva Nederland has awarded Stadler a contract to supply five Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units to enhance capacity and comfort on Vechtdal Lines services.
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NewsInvestment group EQT to acquire Arlanda Express airport train operator
SWEDEN: Private equity investment group EQT is to acquire A-Train, the operator of the Arlanda Express passenger train service connecting central Stockholm with Sweden’s largest airport.
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Rail Business UKAlstom to overhaul Southeastern’s Networker EMU bogies
UK: Leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £20m contract to overhaul 398 power bogies from Southeastern’s Class 465 Networker electric multiple-unit fleet.
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NewsKraków takes up option to order longer trams
POLAND: Operator MPK Kraków has signed a 461·1m złoty contract with Pesa Bydgoszcz for the supply of 20 trams which will be more than 43 m long.
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